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harry reid had a chance to go for a more full-throated filibuster. but his reasoning was that when the democrats are in the majority -- in the minority and that could happen, this next election, that they want to have that same leverage that republicans have been using with this filibuster reform to block many of the president's actions. but this is a real surprise that hagel has essentially been filibusterd. it looks like ult mimately, he will be confirmed. they have been pretty successful in forcing the president's hand to release more information on that. but, ultimately, i think they are giving away some of their standing. they're supposed to be the party of national security, the party of defense in this way by blocking this very important post. i think they're doing some damage -- >> yeah, we're talking about secretary of defense. we're talking about who's going to head the pentagon. and let me tell you this, ryan, tell you how blatantly inconsistent and unprecedented this is. he said in 2005 that presidential nominees shouldn't be filibustered
harry reid had a chance to go for a more full-throated filibuster. but his reasoning was that when the democrats are in the majority -- in the minority and that could happen, this next election, that they want to have that same leverage that republicans have been using with this filibuster reform to block many of the president's actions. but this is a real surprise that hagel has essentially been filibusterd. it looks like ult mimately, he will be confirmed. they have been pretty successful in...
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today there's news that senate majority leader harry reid wants a smaller reform. but my next guest is urging him go big. joining me now, senator jeff merkley, democrat senator from oregon, who's leading the charge for filibuster reform. thanks for your time tonight. >> it's wonderful to be with you. >> there have been 386 republican-led filibusters since 2007 according to harry reid. i mean, it is amazing the kind of things that have been blocked by a minority just using filibusters. >> absolutely. jobs, closing oil loopholes. the dream act. the disclose act to get rid of secrecy in campaign donations. a lot more beyond. then in addition the bills that never get to the senate floor because those on the floor are getting filibustered. >> senator john cornyn of texas said on the filibuster fight, he said quote, the history of this has been that people get up to the edge of the abyss and they look into the abyss and they pull back because today' minority can become the majority. what's your reaction to that statement by senator cornyn? >> my reaction is anything i'm
today there's news that senate majority leader harry reid wants a smaller reform. but my next guest is urging him go big. joining me now, senator jeff merkley, democrat senator from oregon, who's leading the charge for filibuster reform. thanks for your time tonight. >> it's wonderful to be with you. >> there have been 386 republican-led filibusters since 2007 according to harry reid. i mean, it is amazing the kind of things that have been blocked by a minority just using...
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not harry reid. >> congressman keith ellison, thank you for your time. it's good to see the country moving forward. change does not come sometime quickly or in giant leaps. sometime it's step by step, in baby steps. as long as we're going in the right direction. >> right. >>> ahead, the fight for civil rights at the supreme court. we'll look at a long road to justice and equality. >>> and one of michele bachmann's long-time staffers is comparing her political fall to a belly flop. that's next. [ male announcer ] when you're at the corner of "multivitamin" and "multiple choice," come to walgreens for help finding the one that's right for you... like centrum silver. now, buy one, get one half off with balance rewards card. at the corner of happy and healthy. for over 30 years. and it's now the most doctor recommended, the most preferred and the most studied. so when it comes to getting the most out of your multivitamin, the choice is clear. centrum. all your important legal matters in just minutes. protect your family... and launch your dreams. at legalzoo
not harry reid. >> congressman keith ellison, thank you for your time. it's good to see the country moving forward. change does not come sometime quickly or in giant leaps. sometime it's step by step, in baby steps. as long as we're going in the right direction. >> right. >>> ahead, the fight for civil rights at the supreme court. we'll look at a long road to justice and equality. >>> and one of michele bachmann's long-time staffers is comparing her political fall...
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and i think by thursday, what harry reid knows is what i know. is that it's going to crumble. there's going to be a vote. we're going to pass this out of the senate. and then speaker boehner says -- we'll get a vote in the house. i think we're going to see the american public actually move the american government on this issue. >> now, congressman, isn't this really a big step forward for the president and a huge setback for the nra which hoped this bill would never even get a vote? >> well, look, you've seen this show for a long time. and what has been bottled up for decades on the hill is any type of gun safety efforts. but because of the outrage in the public that, you know, a convicted criminal, people convicted of domestic violence, young people who may commit suicide and have mental challenges and should be disallowed from buying guns can walk in and easily buy any manner of gun with any amount of ammunition in a clip, we saw the results. and we've seen it in movie theaters. we saw it at an elementary school. we see it in communities all across our country every day. tho
and i think by thursday, what harry reid knows is what i know. is that it's going to crumble. there's going to be a vote. we're going to pass this out of the senate. and then speaker boehner says -- we'll get a vote in the house. i think we're going to see the american public actually move the american government on this issue. >> now, congressman, isn't this really a big step forward for the president and a huge setback for the nra which hoped this bill would never even get a vote?...
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senator harry reid says he made the move to avoid republican obstruction. >> i want people to have the ability to vote on assault weapons, mental health, safety in schools, federal trafficking, clips, everything. but i cannot do that until i get a bill on the floor. i want something that will succeed. >> something that will succeed. the rest of the country wants that, too. in fact, a majority of americans, 57%, support an assault weapons ban. but apparently some in washington think that's not good enough. nearly 2,800 people have been shot and killed since the newtown tragedy. 2,800 reasons for our elected officials in washington to show some political courage. the time is now. americans want to move forward. lawmakers in both parties should move forward with the rest of the country. joining me now are mia malika-henderson and margie omar ra. thank you for your time. >> malika, what's behind this on assault weapons? why did it happen? i'm not sure i agree with this. >> yeah. i think you heard senator reid say it when he said he wants something to succeed. the assault weapons ban in som
senator harry reid says he made the move to avoid republican obstruction. >> i want people to have the ability to vote on assault weapons, mental health, safety in schools, federal trafficking, clips, everything. but i cannot do that until i get a bill on the floor. i want something that will succeed. >> something that will succeed. the rest of the country wants that, too. in fact, a majority of americans, 57%, support an assault weapons ban. but apparently some in washington think...
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harry reid said he's not going to negotiate. at this point in time we're the only ones that put in a place to fund the government that defunds government. if you want to put a face on shutting the government down, look to harry reid. those are the ones shutting the government down. we're not putting that up. >> all right. fair. now let me ask you a direct question. if, in fact, the united states congress has to go forward with obama care which is law, the affordable health care act, would you therefore say that you would not vote to shut down the funding for the rest of the government, or are you saying in this bill that if any of this is funding the affordable health care act that you will not go forward in paying the country's bill and paying the funds that are available for the rest of what the budget is at this point? >> i will say exactly what i've been saying all along in this interview and before this interview. we are putting forward a bill that funds the government and in the house right now we're funding the government
harry reid said he's not going to negotiate. at this point in time we're the only ones that put in a place to fund the government that defunds government. if you want to put a face on shutting the government down, look to harry reid. those are the ones shutting the government down. we're not putting that up. >> all right. fair. now let me ask you a direct question. if, in fact, the united states congress has to go forward with obama care which is law, the affordable health care act, would...
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but absolutely in the obama era, republicans have forced the hand of harry reid who did not want to go to this place. he's very much a senate institutionalist. throughout the president's first term, he resisted calls for change. >> and many of us, angela, have wanted to see the procedure maintained for a lot of reasons. i believe in doing procedures that are necessary to make sure that we don't have tyranny by the majority, as some say. but this has become just down right abusive and is based purely on let's stop this president. for example, republicans claim president obama was trying to pack the d.c. circuit court of appeals. but the facts don't back them up. only one obama nominee has been confirmed to four nominees for bush and eight nominees for reagan. so how would he be stacking the court when he's only had one nominee that was approved and he was putting in nominations for empty seats? the seats need to be filled, angela. >> they absolutely need to be filled, but, rev, on a larger scale we need to be celebrating that today a substantial advancement was made. we can now bask in
but absolutely in the obama era, republicans have forced the hand of harry reid who did not want to go to this place. he's very much a senate institutionalist. throughout the president's first term, he resisted calls for change. >> and many of us, angela, have wanted to see the procedure maintained for a lot of reasons. i believe in doing procedures that are necessary to make sure that we don't have tyranny by the majority, as some say. but this has become just down right abusive and is...
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if they dance jigs, i think harry reid is dancing one. he was the one candidate who could win that seat. he was running even or slightly ahead of markey. and while i think he was not as strong as he was going to be, he was when he first won. if the mood got a little bit bad on president obama, he could have won it again. he's smart to be running for governor. a, he would have had to run over and over again. and d, republicans do much better. the last republican win was senator ed brook way back in 1972. so i think it's good for democrats and probably good for scott brown. >> now the republicans felt they had a shot with brown. and i remember when they were killing susan rice unfairly in my opinion. the thought was they really were after susan rice because they wanted john kerry and so that kerry could -- the seat would go to scott brown or republican. now brown is out, they don't have a clear shot at the seat. this has to help president obama. scott brown not running is a big win for the president if the republicans can't come up with a c
if they dance jigs, i think harry reid is dancing one. he was the one candidate who could win that seat. he was running even or slightly ahead of markey. and while i think he was not as strong as he was going to be, he was when he first won. if the mood got a little bit bad on president obama, he could have won it again. he's smart to be running for governor. a, he would have had to run over and over again. and d, republicans do much better. the last republican win was senator ed brook way back...
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harry reid will no doubt try to strip the defund language from the continuing resolution, and right now he's likely to have the votes to do so. so are they wrong? do you see some path to victory that fellow republicans don't see? >> actually, what i see is that if the american people rise up enough and put enough pressure on them and if they true -- these senators truly represent the people in nar states, yes, yes it can be defunded. a month ago no one thought the leadership in the house would bring it to the floor. and i praised the leadership in the house for listening to the american people and standing up and bringing it to the floor. but i want to say something here. everybody is -- >> wait, wait. let me ask you something on that. you said if they listen to their constituents. the majority of the u.s. senate is democratic and they were elected by their constituents in their state. can you tell me one democrat that you think will vote with you on this in the senate? just name one. >> well, i can tell you that several that should be voting with us and that's mark -- >> no that will v
harry reid will no doubt try to strip the defund language from the continuing resolution, and right now he's likely to have the votes to do so. so are they wrong? do you see some path to victory that fellow republicans don't see? >> actually, what i see is that if the american people rise up enough and put enough pressure on them and if they true -- these senators truly represent the people in nar states, yes, yes it can be defunded. a month ago no one thought the leadership in the house...
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nancy pelosi, harry reid, and barack obama changed that for me and for 50 million americans. that's a big deal and i'm looking forward to that. >> let's see how the conversation goes when you actually have to access the system that they're still building. >> that's a private company health insurance. >> you've got insurance companies. you've got pharmaceuticals. you've got a lot of players out there who still have not weighed in. >> as you can see, the republicans still haven't gotten over their loss yet. and finally, our last award which was named in honor of our one of our judges. the krystal ball award. our panelists' predictions for what's to come in your new year. your 2014 prediction. the krystal ball prediction. let's start with krystal ball. >> let's do that. so i think we're going to see a hike in the minimum wage this year. i think the pressure is building. i think republicans don't want this hanging out there for the midterm. so i think people are going to continue to push and that we will actually see them lift the minimum wage which will be incredible. >> i think
nancy pelosi, harry reid, and barack obama changed that for me and for 50 million americans. that's a big deal and i'm looking forward to that. >> let's see how the conversation goes when you actually have to access the system that they're still building. >> that's a private company health insurance. >> you've got insurance companies. you've got pharmaceuticals. you've got a lot of players out there who still have not weighed in. >> as you can see, the republicans still...
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. >> i mean, now we've got a big bully, harry reid says he's going to break the rules and make new rules. basically he's become the dictator of the senate. >> senate paul doesn't like bullies. this is a man who called president obama un-american. and who compared the president's rise to that of hitler. but his feelings are hurt. and so are senator mcconnell's. >> if you want to play games, set yet another precedent that you'll no doubt come to regret, say to my friends on the other side of the aisle, you'll regret this and you may regret it a lot sooner than you think. >> democrats will regret this? this from the man who proudly declared that he wanted to make president obama a one-term president? and how about this? >> this action today creates a perpetual opportunity for the tyranny of the majority because it permits a majority in this body to do whatever it wants to do any time it wants to do it. >> a tyranny? really? just last month senator alexander voted to block this man mel watt from a position with the federal housing finance agency. he became the first sitting member of congres
. >> i mean, now we've got a big bully, harry reid says he's going to break the rules and make new rules. basically he's become the dictator of the senate. >> senate paul doesn't like bullies. this is a man who called president obama un-american. and who compared the president's rise to that of hitler. but his feelings are hurt. and so are senator mcconnell's. >> if you want to play games, set yet another precedent that you'll no doubt come to regret, say to my friends on the...
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. >> for political purposes, president obama and harry reid wanted the government to shut down so they could say, look at those evil republicans. they want this to happen, and they want to make sure that world war ii veterans get shut out. we said nut does that. we're not going to let the world war ii veterans be used as pawns. so that's why we showed up 250d, to help them. >> let he get their straight, the woman who voted for this shutdown is now doing photo ops like some kind of hero? no one's buying it. yet today they're still trying to sell it. the guy who endorsed ted cruz's antics maid the trip to the memorial to announce that the rnc would pay to keep the memorial open for 30 days. >> make no mistake, it was the obama administration's choice to barricade this memorial. and it was their choice to lock out veterans across this country. >> yes. the man whose party is responsible for the shut down will now wrap himself in the flag and be a hero. does he think americans are really that stupid? but who's the last guy that should be grandstanding? yes, you guessed it. this man. ted cru
. >> for political purposes, president obama and harry reid wanted the government to shut down so they could say, look at those evil republicans. they want this to happen, and they want to make sure that world war ii veterans get shut out. we said nut does that. we're not going to let the world war ii veterans be used as pawns. so that's why we showed up 250d, to help them. >> let he get their straight, the woman who voted for this shutdown is now doing photo ops like some kind of...
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the senate has adjourned for the evening, but majority leader harry reid says he and senator mcconnell have made progress towards a deal. they just are not there yet. so the senate is ready to strike a deal. what about the house? speaker john boehner faces a stark choice. will he stand up to the extremists in his own party who forced this government shutdown? in earlier battles, speaker boehner did that. he did it with the fiscal cliff and with hurricane sandy relief. and again with the violence against women act. that's about to end now or continue with what he does about ending the government shutdown and avoiding default. with the deadline fast approaching, will he let the democrats rescue him once again? joining me now is congressman emanuel cleaver, democrat from missouri. thanks for being here tonight, congressman. >> good to be with you. >> where does this end? will boehner, in your opinion, stand up to the tea party or will he need the democrats to bail him out again? >> well, it looks like they're walking us towards a deal. i don't know where it's going, but at least we're on
the senate has adjourned for the evening, but majority leader harry reid says he and senator mcconnell have made progress towards a deal. they just are not there yet. so the senate is ready to strike a deal. what about the house? speaker john boehner faces a stark choice. will he stand up to the extremists in his own party who forced this government shutdown? in earlier battles, speaker boehner did that. he did it with the fiscal cliff and with hurricane sandy relief. and again with the...
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reid any credit. and that is playing politics with men and women who have sacrificed so much. so on this veterans day, let's not just say and talk about it twice a year. let's make sure we are steadfast and true to these heroes as they come back home every single day. >> yeah. now, that's an excellent point. and you know, when you think about when they come home, the kind of challenges they face, congressman. nearly 250,000 recent vets are out of work. nearly a million live in poverty. 62,000 vets are homeless, and at least 20,000 lost their homes in 2010 due to foreclosures. i mean, these men and women need our help. where is the g snop -- gop? >> reverend, let's hope there's a new spirit in washington. let's get folks to come together as americans to put our country first. that whole selfless service that our veterans teach us should be a lesson learned out in washington. and i'm hopeful. but i'm not naive. but i will tell you that there has been great strides made. great strides made when it comes
reid any credit. and that is playing politics with men and women who have sacrificed so much. so on this veterans day, let's not just say and talk about it twice a year. let's make sure we are steadfast and true to these heroes as they come back home every single day. >> yeah. now, that's an excellent point. and you know, when you think about when they come home, the kind of challenges they face, congressman. nearly 250,000 recent vets are out of work. nearly a million live in poverty....
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let me show you what harry reid said. >> it wasn't long ago that the irs inappropriately targeted the naacp. green peace. and a california church. at that time we didn't hear a single republican grand stand the issue then. where was their out rage when groups on the other side of the political spectrum were under attack? >> and i think that's the point. i've seen you take positions even that many mt. aftin the african-american community didn't think was right. >> absolutely. you need to have the same rules for everybody. whatever their party is, whatever their political beliefs are, whatever they stand up for, everybody's got to play by the same rules. and these people, these republicans, don't believe that the same rules should apply to everybody. they believe they should only apply to them if they're good for them. if they're not they don't have to obey them. >> karl rove, i'm waiting to hear from you about the naacp. it's a few years late, but come on, karl, you can do it. julian bond, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you, reverend. thank you. >>> coming up, i have a big a
let me show you what harry reid said. >> it wasn't long ago that the irs inappropriately targeted the naacp. green peace. and a california church. at that time we didn't hear a single republican grand stand the issue then. where was their out rage when groups on the other side of the political spectrum were under attack? >> and i think that's the point. i've seen you take positions even that many mt. aftin the african-american community didn't think was right. >> absolutely....
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"the huffington post" reports senator harry reid told democratic senators that congressman pete sessions was behind the insult. after reid heard it from the white house. mr. sessions denied it today as did speaker boehner yesterday and the white house said it was a miscommunication. this is a game of telephone. but this kind of attitude toward this president is not new. the attacks from the president's policies have been personal from day one. it's a level of disrespect for the office we've never seen from the birthers. >> all i can tell you is that the general consensus is that he has produced a birth certificate. the question is, is it legitimate? >> if someone asked for my birth certificate, i'd go get it out and say here it is. >> all the president has to do is show it. >> to this outburst while addressing congress. >> the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie! >> there was mitch mcconnell's number one goal to bring down the president. speaker boehner refusing a ride on air force one to a memorial service in arizona. 60 newly elected house
"the huffington post" reports senator harry reid told democratic senators that congressman pete sessions was behind the insult. after reid heard it from the white house. mr. sessions denied it today as did speaker boehner yesterday and the white house said it was a miscommunication. this is a game of telephone. but this kind of attitude toward this president is not new. the attacks from the president's policies have been personal from day one. it's a level of disrespect for the office...
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and ask if harry reid and president obama are willing to try to shut the government down in order to insist that obama care be fully funded now, even though it could well push us into a recession. >> now, this is the keynote speaker. and still wanting to get rid of obama care. >> yeah, it would seem insane that ted cruz is fighting for the path. he is trying to bring back the mccarthy era in his general ramblings on capitol hill. that would seem crazy. if paul ryan, supposedly the most serious men in washington who all the belt take seriously, wasn't doing the same thing in his budget, trying to get rid of the affordable health care act, which is signed off on. they are stuck in the past, not able to accept the results of the last election. you know who would love it if they tried to shut the government down? democrats. they are digging this party's grave and i don't think they even know it. >> we'll have to leave it there. joy reid and dana milbank, thank you both for your time. >>> it's a historic day at the vatican. we have a new pope from a new part of the world. that's next. it'
and ask if harry reid and president obama are willing to try to shut the government down in order to insist that obama care be fully funded now, even though it could well push us into a recession. >> now, this is the keynote speaker. and still wanting to get rid of obama care. >> yeah, it would seem insane that ted cruz is fighting for the path. he is trying to bring back the mccarthy era in his general ramblings on capitol hill. that would seem crazy. if paul ryan, supposedly the...
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and what harry reid said today is important because the senate is going to have to move on this. you can be sure the house isn't going to do anything if they don't have to. so they have to see what gets through the senate first. and what you see from the outrageousness of a dozen folks heckling the father of the slain child is that side, the program has an intensity that has been generally lacking on the other side. the president, the democrats are trying to maintain that this is why the longer this goes on, the more difficulty they'll have getting this through. but it seems they have momentum on items like the background check. nobody's expecting the assault gun ban gets reinstated. >> wait a minute. you say momentum. tell me why you feel momentum and tell me how much momentum. is it enough to really carry some things? >> to carry some things. certainly if the president is investing a lot of political capital in this, he can make this happen. it depends on what he wants to take that political capital away from. is that a jobs bill? is that immigration? can he keep this laser foc
and what harry reid said today is important because the senate is going to have to move on this. you can be sure the house isn't going to do anything if they don't have to. so they have to see what gets through the senate first. and what you see from the outrageousness of a dozen folks heckling the father of the slain child is that side, the program has an intensity that has been generally lacking on the other side. the president, the democrats are trying to maintain that this is why the longer...
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you remember sharron angle when she was running against harry reid said it's time for to us do second amendment remedies to people who don't support our case and when asked what second remedy amendments were, she replied, take a gun to someone you disagree with. that's nuts. >> what happened to gabby giffords. >> absolutely. >> this is the kind of poison that we have to stop and we have to expose it like any surgery. you've got to expose something before you can surgically cut it out. that's why i wanted to bring it out. >> you, joe, and i can't expose it. it's going to be the mainline saying, that's enough. >> well, where is the mainline courage? >> courage? there is no courage. >> i've toured with newt gingrich. we are trying to show that we can have civil disagreement but this kind of ugliness that is veiled and unveiled is not tolerated. this is wrong. this is what we must see. >> if they encourage, we'd have universe stall background checks passed in the law. >> well, i would settle for condemnation of the zombie thing and then let's take more universal background checks. thank y
you remember sharron angle when she was running against harry reid said it's time for to us do second amendment remedies to people who don't support our case and when asked what second remedy amendments were, she replied, take a gun to someone you disagree with. that's nuts. >> what happened to gabby giffords. >> absolutely. >> this is the kind of poison that we have to stop and we have to expose it like any surgery. you've got to expose something before you can surgically cut...
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had they all attended, they would have joined not only nancy prksz pelosi and harry reid but tommy lee jones. as tip o'neil said, love the sinner, hate the sin. we need to get back to a time when president reagan would invite the speaker, tip o'neil. there's no shortage of parties planned around inauguration 2013. here's hoping that it sill it spills over to the next four years. both sides become more social, more civil and, hence, more productive. thanks for being with us. politics nation with al sharpton starts right now. >> thanks, michael. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, i'll second that. we're just three days away from history. president obama will be sworn in for the second time on the steps of the capital. and he looks pretty happy about it. take a look at his official second term portrait released today. that's a man who won a decisive election. who's proud of his accomplishment. yes, he's older than the man who appeared in that 2009 picture. but with his new grey hairs comes real progress. he inherited a country on the verge of economic collapse. and he respon
had they all attended, they would have joined not only nancy prksz pelosi and harry reid but tommy lee jones. as tip o'neil said, love the sinner, hate the sin. we need to get back to a time when president reagan would invite the speaker, tip o'neil. there's no shortage of parties planned around inauguration 2013. here's hoping that it sill it spills over to the next four years. both sides become more social, more civil and, hence, more productive. thanks for being with us. politics nation with...
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because harry reid decided not to do full-on filibuster reform, he still has to get through the senate and with 60 votes. and on the house side, obviously, the same thing applies. now that john boehner has broken the rule, that he's willing to move bills through with democrats as well as republicans, he still needs to hold together enough democrats so you don't see them walk away with some of these ideas. the main thing that the president has going for him is not so much the party unanimity. they are almost sort of left out in the cold because the establishment is pushing them back. they no longer have an interest in them. they want them to sit down and be kwooit because they're embarrassing them. >> five days before the state of the union address and the president seems to have done well pushing forward on his agenda. got passed the fiscal cliff. immigration front and center. gun control ledge slax and everyone some bipartisan group members of congress coming together on that. it looks as though he's been able to, in some ways, get them to soften on some of their hard position in term
because harry reid decided not to do full-on filibuster reform, he still has to get through the senate and with 60 votes. and on the house side, obviously, the same thing applies. now that john boehner has broken the rule, that he's willing to move bills through with democrats as well as republicans, he still needs to hold together enough democrats so you don't see them walk away with some of these ideas. the main thing that the president has going for him is not so much the party unanimity....
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i feel like it's bizarre-o day where ted cruz is depicting this as it's harry reid's fault or barack obama's fault if we default or shut the government down. because they won't give up obama care. he also does this neat rhetorical thing where he calls it a bill as though it is not the law of the land passed by congress, upheld by the supreme court. >> right. >> and then ratified again in a way in the 2012 election where the guy who wanted to end it was defeated soundly. and so to think the american people are stupid enough that they're going to think, oh, yeah, it is barack obama's fault he won't give up funding obama care, that's why the government is shutting down. the public sees through that. it's clear who they're going to blame. >> congressman, i think that's the most insulting to me to the intellect of the american public for them to really hold this country hostage, in effect, to say -- in political hostage to say you either do what i want despite the fact i lost in the house, lost in the senate on the bill, lost in the supreme court, and lost in general election. and by the
i feel like it's bizarre-o day where ted cruz is depicting this as it's harry reid's fault or barack obama's fault if we default or shut the government down. because they won't give up obama care. he also does this neat rhetorical thing where he calls it a bill as though it is not the law of the land passed by congress, upheld by the supreme court. >> right. >> and then ratified again in a way in the 2012 election where the guy who wanted to end it was defeated soundly. and so to...
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senate and with harry reid controlling the senate you can't. >> you have to establish the criteria that would qualify for proceedings against the president. and that's called impeachment. >> now, these are senators and your colleagues in the house of representatives, congressman. with this continual talking about impeachment, it does in many ways obstruct moving forward on an agenda that the president wanted to lay out in his second term. >> there's no question about it, rev. they simply want to keep the circus going and keep -- it's like a magician who snaps his fingers in one place so you won't see what he's doing with his other hand. they are basically trying to keep the president from doing anything on jobs or on immigration or on climate change or any other issue that the american people are facing or pensions or anything. as long as they can keep this impeachment circus going, nobody will pay any attention. and what is happening right underneath them is that obama care is being put in place. >> melissa, you know, what makes this even more striking is that former senator jim demint
senate and with harry reid controlling the senate you can't. >> you have to establish the criteria that would qualify for proceedings against the president. and that's called impeachment. >> now, these are senators and your colleagues in the house of representatives, congressman. with this continual talking about impeachment, it does in many ways obstruct moving forward on an agenda that the president wanted to lay out in his second term. >> there's no question about it, rev....
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and harry reid on the senate floor the other day denounced the koch bros. said they are responsible for how we got to where we are. it's very clear they're getting concerned, probably not so much go a government shutdown but about the idea of a government default. they run a huge, multi billion dollar business. >> are they concerned about their business because the prospect over default over the health care law is really scary. and you wrote today, let me read what you said. privately koch officials have expressed concern that the prospect of a default over the obama care issue would be a disaster for the economy. are they afraid for their businesses, michael? >> well, look, three a they are economy. they need credit markets to be smooth for their businesses to function. so whether it's for them personally or the economy in general for which they are inextrickably intertwined, i think it would be hard to separate out. but clearly they are concerned like a lot of other traditional backers. they all joined a letter today making essentially the same point, tha
and harry reid on the senate floor the other day denounced the koch bros. said they are responsible for how we got to where we are. it's very clear they're getting concerned, probably not so much go a government shutdown but about the idea of a government default. they run a huge, multi billion dollar business. >> are they concerned about their business because the prospect over default over the health care law is really scary. and you wrote today, let me read what you said. privately...
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harry reid did have the senator sit down. kevin mccarthy brought colleagues to a theater to see this film. the problem is everybody takes selective lessons from it and believes that they're representing the legacy of lincoln. where, if they were actually to take it seriously, they'd realize that political life is all about compromise and not getting all that you want. >> patricia, dana, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> still ahead, a powerful tribute to martin luther king, jr. that all of america will see at president obama's inauguration. that's next. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing the all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. whatever your business challenge, you know it
harry reid did have the senator sit down. kevin mccarthy brought colleagues to a theater to see this film. the problem is everybody takes selective lessons from it and believes that they're representing the legacy of lincoln. where, if they were actually to take it seriously, they'd realize that political life is all about compromise and not getting all that you want. >> patricia, dana, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> still ahead, a powerful tribute to martin...
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if you think for one minute that the harry reid senate is going to convict and impeach this for secretary holder, then you've got another thing coming. >> for doing his job. congressman schiff and goldie taylor, thank you both for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> ahead, did you know obama care creates a secret private army? or that it lets obama take away your guns? yeah. neither did i. we'll expose the new obama care lies. >>> and my meeting with oprah. she asked all the questions and it was a lot of fun. stay with us. the day we rescued riley was a truly amazing day. he was a matted mess in a small cage. so that was our first task, was getting him to wellness. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. from contractors and doctors to dog sitters and landscapers, you can find it all on angie's list. we found riley at the shelter, and found everything he needed at angie's list. join today at angieslist.com but with less energy, moodiness, and a low sex drive,y first. i saw my doctor. a blood test showed it was low
if you think for one minute that the harry reid senate is going to convict and impeach this for secretary holder, then you've got another thing coming. >> for doing his job. congressman schiff and goldie taylor, thank you both for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> ahead, did you know obama care creates a secret private army? or that it lets obama take away your guns? yeah. neither did i. we'll expose the new obama care lies. >>> and my...
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senate majority leader harry reid has announced that he will in the main gun bill headed to the senate floor include safety bill that requires background check for all gun buyers, make gun trafficking a federal crime, and help schools upgrade their security. those are all key proposals that are long overdue, especially the background checks. that's key. but some critical measures have been left out. the assault weapons ban, limit on high-capacity imagimagazines new mental health bills have all been dropped. though they still get voted on as amendments, they won't be in the main bill. when those votes come, we'll need our lawmakers to do the right thing and show political courage. that's what vice president's message was today when he appeared with new york mayor michael bloomberg and relatives of newtown, connecticut. at one point, he spoke directly to the parents of a teacher who lost her life trying to protect her students. >> think about newtown. think about newtown. think about how many of these children or teachers may be alive today had he had to reload three times as many times
senate majority leader harry reid has announced that he will in the main gun bill headed to the senate floor include safety bill that requires background check for all gun buyers, make gun trafficking a federal crime, and help schools upgrade their security. those are all key proposals that are long overdue, especially the background checks. that's key. but some critical measures have been left out. the assault weapons ban, limit on high-capacity imagimagazines new mental health bills have all...
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and harry reid says you know what? unless we get a cap and trade bill and unless we get a public option attached to health care reform, we're going to destroy the global economy. i mean, hey. those might be good policies to implement, but would anybody actually take that seriously? that's not -- it's like hey, you lost the election. where do you think you're -- >> well, on that point, losing the election, i had a congressman on the show the other night that told me no we're not in a democracy. and when you look at the fact the president in 2012 got 66 million people voting for him, republicans in congress 281, and they're acting like we didn't even have the election last year. that they didn't have the vote four years ago. and that the supreme court didn't uphold it. no, we're just going to put that to the side. we'll fund everything else, but we're going to hold this hostage. and they act like there's something natural, normal, or even acceptable about this. >> well, and that's the thing. they got trounced in the 2012
and harry reid says you know what? unless we get a cap and trade bill and unless we get a public option attached to health care reform, we're going to destroy the global economy. i mean, hey. those might be good policies to implement, but would anybody actually take that seriously? that's not -- it's like hey, you lost the election. where do you think you're -- >> well, on that point, losing the election, i had a congressman on the show the other night that told me no we're not in a...
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to successfully impeach a president, you need to votes in the senate and harry reid and the democrats controlling the senate. it can't succeed. >> that's right. but that doesn't stop the cronies from entertaining the same garbage. >> we want all tools available to use including the impeachment. >> he continues, could that build up to make a case for a possible impeachment? >> all options should be on the table. >> if we were to impeach the president tomorrow, you could probably get the votes in the house of representatives to do it. but it would go to the senate and it wouldn't be held up. >> people may starting to use the i-word before too long. >> the i-word meaning impeachment? >> yeah. >> i've had lawyers come in and these are lawyers, tell me how i can impeach the president of the united states. >> the constitution says presidents can only be impeached for quote, high crimes and misdemeanors. is it a crime to provide health care to millions of americans? is it a crime to help seniors with their drug costs or to protect people with pre-existing conditions? no, it's not. the real c
to successfully impeach a president, you need to votes in the senate and harry reid and the democrats controlling the senate. it can't succeed. >> that's right. but that doesn't stop the cronies from entertaining the same garbage. >> we want all tools available to use including the impeachment. >> he continues, could that build up to make a case for a possible impeachment? >> all options should be on the table. >> if we were to impeach the president tomorrow, you...
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if the government is shut down, it will be harry reid that shut it down. >> i don't think it's responsible for the government to say if you don't fund obamacare we will shut down the government. >> i think he wants this thing to happen, a shut down of the government. i'm totally cynical on the thing. i think that's exactly what he wants. >> let me get this right. they lose the vote in congress. >> mm-hm. >> the supreme court upholds it as constitutional. they lose the election. dou despite all that and that it's law, they now come back and say we are going to shut down the whole government. >> and it's his fault. >> and defund what we know has been voted on to be funded and is law. and then they're going to blame the president for shutting down the government. it's an insult to the intelligence of the american people. >> i also think it's bad politics. and by the way, this is being griffin by a group of people, the tea party house republicans who claim that what droves them, what motivates them is the constitution. what we're talking about is a law, the obama health reform law that has bee
if the government is shut down, it will be harry reid that shut it down. >> i don't think it's responsible for the government to say if you don't fund obamacare we will shut down the government. >> i think he wants this thing to happen, a shut down of the government. i'm totally cynical on the thing. i think that's exactly what he wants. >> let me get this right. they lose the vote in congress. >> mm-hm. >> the supreme court upholds it as constitutional. they lose...
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senate with harry reid. >> would you have to qualify in proceedings against the president. and that's called impeachment. barack obama is a personal friend of mine. >> this impeachment talk is deeper than disagreeing with policy. it's not about politics. it's about hatred. they can't beat him, so they try to impeach him. but let's look who's still standing today. joining me now, abbey huntsman and richard wolf. this is almost a code for anti-obama extremism. what do you make of it? >> he has to do something to be impeachable. is there a crime that he's committed that we're not aware of? it's interesting that they're using this term that he's well into his second term. we're talking about elected officials that are calling for him to be impeached. and some of which are trying to get into office. so pie question is, you know, here we are with, you know, struggling economy. we need to be talking about immigration, education, tax reform. so many things that need to be discussed. and this is their agenda. this is their idea of the future success of the gop? and sadly, because th
senate with harry reid. >> would you have to qualify in proceedings against the president. and that's called impeachment. barack obama is a personal friend of mine. >> this impeachment talk is deeper than disagreeing with policy. it's not about politics. it's about hatred. they can't beat him, so they try to impeach him. but let's look who's still standing today. joining me now, abbey huntsman and richard wolf. this is almost a code for anti-obama extremism. what do you make of it?...
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harry reid said, look, everybody needs to be on notice. the rules can be changed at any point by a vote of the majority and i am still willing to do that. he put that out in a radio interview. >> i always felt we needed filibuster reform and i'm just outraged that they would even talk about filibuster. it seems that they are going to engage in it with the minority leader of the senate on something as vital and as something as critical as this that 91% of americans agree with at least in terms of background sche check. the president slammed the republicans. back during his state of the union, take a listen to this. >> when i said in my state of the union address that these proposals deserve a vote, that families of newtown, aurora, and tucson, a and a former member of congress, gabby giffords, that they deserve a vote, virtually every member stood up applauded and now they are going to stop denying why you are families' a vote when the cameras are off and the lobbyists have worked what they do? you deserve better than that. you deserve a vo
harry reid said, look, everybody needs to be on notice. the rules can be changed at any point by a vote of the majority and i am still willing to do that. he put that out in a radio interview. >> i always felt we needed filibuster reform and i'm just outraged that they would even talk about filibuster. it seems that they are going to engage in it with the minority leader of the senate on something as vital and as something as critical as this that 91% of americans agree with at least in...
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. >> do you think harry reid is going to pass that in the senate? >> it doesn't matter. >> we need to show the american people we stand for conservative values. >> shutting down the government is a conservative value? if we do that, pay for our troops will be delayed. is that a conservative value? pentagon workers will be furloughed. is that a conservative value? the party's whole argument against this law is nonsense. but this comment from congressman yo-ho is a yoke. >> i had an indian doctor in our office the other day, very dark skin with two non-dark skin people. and i said look at him. and they started laughing. and i said have you ever been to tanning booth? and he said no, i don't need. so i'm going to go get to a suntanning booth so i can come out and say i have been disenfranchised because i got taxed because of the color of my skin. >> a tanning tax is racist. what is this, the jersey shore? hey congressman snooki, i'm not laughing. joining me is congressman allen grayson, democrat from florida and cynthia tucker, a pulitzer prize winning
. >> do you think harry reid is going to pass that in the senate? >> it doesn't matter. >> we need to show the american people we stand for conservative values. >> shutting down the government is a conservative value? if we do that, pay for our troops will be delayed. is that a conservative value? pentagon workers will be furloughed. is that a conservative value? the party's whole argument against this law is nonsense. but this comment from congressman yo-ho is a yoke....
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today senate majority leader harry reid vowed to keep fighting to extend jobless benefits. in the house, 166 democrats september a letter to speaker boehner demanding he take action before the holiday break. and the president used his latest weekly radio address to pressure republicans to do the right thing. this fight won't be easy. just look at what's happening with the new budget deal. the far right is against it. because it doesn't cut enough. the deal removes $63 billion of spending cuts and plays for programs like head start, meals on wheels, groups like heritage foundation and foundation works are saying it's non-start up of the one calls it selling out. >> i'm sure it's the best paul could get. but it's nothing anything i can support. he has led to make a compromise that sells out what actually needs to be done. >> it's selling out to fund programs that help children and seniors? this far right ideology is what we're up against. it's the great battle of our time. the fight against deepening income inequality, the fight for fairness, for opportunity. and today, exact
today senate majority leader harry reid vowed to keep fighting to extend jobless benefits. in the house, 166 democrats september a letter to speaker boehner demanding he take action before the holiday break. and the president used his latest weekly radio address to pressure republicans to do the right thing. this fight won't be easy. just look at what's happening with the new budget deal. the far right is against it. because it doesn't cut enough. the deal removes $63 billion of spending cuts...